PubMed ID:
20140890
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2010
Affiliation: New England Research Institutes, Watertown, MA 02472, USA. shall@neriscience.com
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.1920
Authors:
Chiu GR,
Hall SA,
Kaufman DW,
Kelly JP,
Kupelian V,
Link CL,
McKinlay JB
Studies:
Boston Area Community Health Survey
Few recent U.S. studies have examined population-based patterns in prescription drug use and even fewer have considered detailed patterns by race/ethnicity. In a representative community sample, our objectives were to determine the most commonly used prescription drug classes, and to describe their use by age, gender, and race/ethnicity.